Textbook of Ayurveda

Vasant Lad, BAMS, MASc

In his Ayurvedic Studies Program, Vasant Lad, Ayurvedic Physician, teaches Ayurveda as a science of moment-to-moment living. Each lecture that he gives flows from his own heart in a river of healing wisdom that is inspired by and pertinent to the students who are present at the time of the lecture.

This textbook is a presentation of Dr. Lad's years of teaching in that classroom setting. It conveys the philosophical and fundamental principles of his first year Ayurvedic Studies Program at the Ayurvedic Institute in a dynamic and inspirational way. This book will give the student a detailed foundation upon which to pursue deeper knowledge, including that of the future volumes in this series.

Vasant Lad brings a wealth of classroom and practical experience to the United States. He received the degree of Bachelor of Ayurvedic Medicine and Surgery in 1968 in India and a Master of Ayurvedic Science in 1980. Vasant Lad's academic and practical training also includes the study of allopathic medicine (Western Medicine) and surgery. In 1984, he founded The Ayurvedic Institute in New Mexico. He is the author of 11 books on Ayurveda as well as hundreds of articles and other writings.